Kano Emirship tussle: Court adjourns hearing to July 4

A Kano State High Court has adjourned the hearing of an application in the ongoing Kano Emirship tussle case to July 4.

The applicants, including the Attorney General of Kano State and the Kano State House of Assembly, are seeking to restrain the dethroned emirs from parading themselves as traditional rulers.

When the case came up for hearing, counsel to the applicants, Eyitayo Fatogun SAN, requested a 30-minute standdown to serve the respondents with their responses, saying, “My Lord, we received the respondent’s five processes yesterday evening, and we have filed all our responses.”

However, counsel to Ado-Bayero, Abdul Muhammed SAN, opposed the request and sought an adjournment to enable him to reply and file all their applications.

Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu adjourned the matter until July 4 for a hearing of all pending applications and originating motions.

Recall that the applicants filed a motion ex parte on May 27, seeking to restrain the 15th emir, Aminu Ado-Bayero, and four other dethroned emirs from parading themselves as traditional rulers.